Today, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) called on the governor to honor his promise not to “trade one resource for another†[Fairbanks Daily News Miner, March 11, 2010]. He called for the governor’s support in ensuring Alaska’s fish-producing streams maintain the water they need to support healthy fish runs.
As cuts to defense spending, education and infrastructure loom today, President Obama is readying to meet with top Republican and Democratic leaders on the subject of sequestration.
The Violence Against Women Re authorization Act made it through the House of Representatives by a large margin on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Lisa Murkowski reached out to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) along with two of her Senate colleagues and urged the Speaker to take up the Senate-passed S.47 Violence Against Women Act reauthorization act.